THE STAR OF EMPIRE 




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Copyright 1911 by 
A. M. HOLMES 



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THE STAR OF EMPIRE 



This reckless waste of some of the Nation's 







MMig^^g (JR three thousand years the "Star of Empire" has been moving westward. For 
C ^^4^ ife^ three liundred \ears it has advanced, in our country, from Plymouth Rock on 
^B^^s^^^' the shores of the Atlantic, to the Golden Gate of the Pacific. 
ML <^>,^3le) In the past, when crops diminished or failed, the farmers moved onward to 

vir<:;in soil. When these sections in turn failed, they again advanced westward, each time leav- 
ing behind them an abused and depleted soil, 
richest resources 
has continuel un- 
til the last allot- 
ment of the Gov- 
ernment's avail- 
able lands has 
been appropriated 
bv homeseekers 
and speculators. 

"^^"estward the 
Star of Empire 

Takes Its Way" is a proverb familiar to all, but today, "The Star of Empire is Returning." 
That the westward movement of population, so long prevalent, has reached its tidal wave 
is evidenced by the fact that only recently the Empire State itself has opened up thousands of 
old farms that were abandoned in the rush of homeseekers to remote sections. Fifteen hun- 
dred abandoned 
farms in New 
York State alone 
have recently 
been taken up 
bv families that 
are returning 
from the \Vest 
and Northwest. 
The same is 
correspondingly 
true of .Massachusetts and other Eastern and Central States. Nor is this return to be re- 
gretted, for homeseekers. in searching for a place that they could call H()ME, have gone to 
lands of treeless plains and little rainfall: to lauds remote from transportation; lands where 
growing seasons are short and winters long and severe : and, in so doing, they have overlooked 
some of the choicest spots in our Nation. 

It is the purpose of this Booklet to call the attention of the reader to a richly endowed 
section of our countrv which, while less favored sections have been settled and developed, 
has been lamentably neglected. 

Few are aware that one of the oldest settled sections of our country still holds oppor- 
tunities richer than are to be found an^■where else in our land. I'ntil reccntlv ^lason and 




le Star of 
apire retur 



Dixon's Line was the northern boundary of vast possibilities that have remained practically 
unknown to the world. Fortunately, however, the unpleasant memories of a generation ago 
are forgotten, and men of energy and capital are entering this section and are developing rich 
resources that have lain latent for more than h.alf a century. New life is reclaiming the old 
neglected plantations and sulxlividing them into small farms. Small farms are becoming- 
truck gardens, orchards and pecan groves. Consequently. "The Star of Empire" has changed 

its course again 
-^i — A .«,,^i^,^™jv -. ■,,,. I.I-III, and "is now Mov- 

l^'f^^4«^^|^ ,„, Southward." 

'«) ri^^aB?^™S^HH Only within the 

last decade has 
any earnest at- 
tempt been made 
to reclaim this 
Garden Spot of 
our Country, and 
even yet the world 
knows but little of 
the opportunities 
--> offered there to- 

dav. 




A picture of 
the New South 



A few 
statistics 



THE NEW SOUTH 

Hon. T. G. Hudson, Commissioner (if .Agriculture of the State of Georgia, has gi-\-en us 
an impressive picture of the New South : 

"I'icture, if vou can," says he. "the future of the Xew Snuth. This section contains one- 
half the iron ore in the United States. It contains nearly three times as nnich coal as Great 
Britain. Germany and Pennsylvania combined. It dominates the phosphate and sulphur trade 
of the world. It has much of the richest oil territory knc>wn. It has one-half of the standing 
timber of the coimtry. It produces all the rice, most of the tobacco, and adds to these eight 
hundred million bushels of grain per annum. It holds a world monopoly on cotton produc- 
tion and is rapidly becoming a great textile spinning section. Every dollar of gold mined on 
earth is not sufficient to liquidate the South's bill against Europe for cotton. Then, think of 
the vast water power, the splendid rivers, the great sea-coast with magnificent harbors and 
expanding commerce and you will gain but a faint conception of the future of the 'New 
South."— 

" 'New' in the sense that its vast possibilities and undeveloped resources have but recently 
begun to be exploited to the world." 

THE SOUTH'S GREAT PROGRESS 

The following gleaned from a recent issue of the Maiiiifactiircr's Record, of Balti- 
more, Md., gives interesting statistics of Southern progress between 1880 and 1909. 

"The South has wealth greater by nearly Six Hundred Million Dollars than the wealth 
of the whole country fifty years ago. 

"The South is producing about one-half as nnich in manufacturing as the whole country 
produced in 1880. 

"It is making nearly as much pig iron and more than twice as much coke as the whole 
country made 30 years ago. 

"Its farm products have a value of Three Hundred Abillion Dollars greater than tlie 
production of the whole country thirty years ago. 



" Its annual production of coal and petroleum is in excess of the country's production 
thirty years ago. 

"In 1880, — $78,004,687 was spent for common schools in the United States. Today the 
South is spending close to $50,000,000 annually upon common schools. 

"It is notable that the value this year ( 1900 ) of farm products of the South is nearly 
One Hundred Million, Dollars more than the value of farm products of the whole country in 
1890, not including animals slaughtered. Yet during this period of phenomenal develop- 
ment, the population increased only G7.G per cent. 

"This wonderful advance in agriculture of 35(!.(i per cent., in twenty years in the South 
is a promise of what Southern agriculture, with increased population, is to achieve in the 
future." 



SOUTH'S FUTURE — ITS FARMS 

Predicting a remarkable future for the South because of its coming agricultural develop- 
ment, James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, in an address to the Southern Commercial 
Congress, declared that the most pressing problem the Southern States have to consider at 
this time is their agriculture. 

"The South with the wealth that must come to it. if it follow economic lines." he said, 
"will soon be living in a period of prosperity uridreamed of by the age preceding vou. In that 
period I shall expect to see you 
credited with more cotton than 
you now produce and with two 
or three billion bushels of corn 
instead of one billion. Your 
dairy products will mount into 
the millions, and your poultry 
products will supply a nation. 
Of fruits, no man can conceive 
of what this vast country may 
do for the world. It has such 
a variety of soil and climate, 
its rivers all flow to the sea. — 
it is comparatively free from 
extraordinar}' tempests, and all 
that is necessary is to have con- 
fidence in yourselves and in your soil and take advantage of opportunities that are offered 
you." — Savannah Morning Nczvs, March 8, 1911. 




Corn and Peanuts 
Two crops growing at same time 



THE RICHEST PART OF THE UNITED STATES 




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-one bale per acre 



In an interview in Chi- Ouinion of 

Hon. 

cago recently, .Mr. Champ Champ ciark 

^, ., Speaker of the 

Clark, the Speaker of the House of 

-rj ,- T-» ■ Representativi 

House of Representatives, 
said : "Believe me, the 
South is the poor man's 
land and you will live to 
■;ee the day when the 
South is going to be the 
richest part of the United 
States." 



Homeless millions 

and latent 

opportunities 



EYES OF THE NATION ARE ON THE SOUTH 

By Richard H. Edmonds, of the Manufacturer's Record, of Baltimore, Md. 

"The country at last lias indeed come to a recognition of the fact that the broadest utih- 
zation of the resources of the South, the most comprehensive development of its natural ad- 
vantages is of national importance. It has likewise come to an equal realization of the fact 
that nowhere else in all the world are the resources for development so limitless as in this sec- 
tion. What has been achieved in the last quarter of a century is merely the beginning of the 
work of development." — Baltimore Sun, March (i, 1!>11. 

Notwithstanding" these facts, our Northern and Eastern States contain thousands of 
families that have not made homes for themselves. Thousands of men in our cities are tired 
of the arduous routine of the ofifice, shop and store; they have lived in rented homes; they 
have been working for salaries when they could get them : ar. they have been in search of em- 
plovment when strikes or panics made their appearance ; they have continued to spend in 



A timber scene 

at Fairhope. 

Georjjia, 

and a 

prize acre 

of corn 




Land 

that 

will 

produce 

trees 

like 

these 

will 

produce 

100 

bushels 

of 

corn 

per 

acre. 




President 

Roosevelt's 

influence on 

Country Life 



Vi'inter what they made in summer; they have started each New Year with little or nothing- 
accumulated to make the struggle for existence less arduous. These conditions should not 
exist when there are such splendid opportunities in the Southland. 

President Roosevelt has done more than any other American to popularize Countrv Life. 
The influence of his "Country Life Commission." becomes felt more and more each vear. 
"Back to Land" is now heard from every side. Never before in the history of our Country- 
were there so n-iany persons earnestly looking for a place to establish a Home, as todav, and. 
each year the task becomes more difficult. 

Li the great reclamation service that has been in operation in our Western States, our gov- 
ernment's engineers seized upon mountain streams and great rivers that had virtually been 



runnin;;' to waste for centuries, and turned them upun vast areas theretofore considered as 
useless deserts. These deserts liave been transformed into gardens and orchards in a single 
season, and apples, peaches, figs, grapes and oianges thrive where the previous year sage 
brush and cactus held swa}'. 

The man of moderate means could not reclaim these desert tracts. In order to reclaim 
land such as this either great combinatit)ns of capital must lae formed, or else government aid 
must be invoked. 

The tract of land which we are developing and are about to place on the market and 

Transforminfz 

\'hose merits are set forth on these i:iages, does not require the expenditiu'e of vast sums of the Southland 
money in order to render it fit for cultivation. 

It is not a rainless, arid district. Ordinarily the natural rainfall furnishes sufficient 
nioisture to grow abundant crops. In dry seasons ever flowing artesian wells, which can be 
drilled and put in operation by the expenditure of a comparatively small sum of money, fur- 
nish an abundant supjily of water, tlms making this the poor man's HOME LAND. 




OUR SEARCH FOR A HOME IN THE SOUTHLAND 

In our search for a location in the Southland, we sought conditi(jns of soil, climate, mar- 
kets, transportation facilities, artesian water, drainage, health and ever\' other factor that 

could aid in making the es- 
tablishment of a home one 
never to be regretted. 

A vigorous search cover- 
ing a period of two years, in 
which the choicest locations 
in several Southern States 
were carefully considered, re- 
sulted in (lur selecting the 
beautiful old FAIRHOPE 
PLANTATION. 

FAIRHOPE, one of the 
oldest plantations along the 
lower Atlantic Coast, is lo- 
cated on a peninsula on the 
east coast of Georgia, in Mcintosh County, at the head of Sapelo Sound, — midway between 
Savannah and Brunswick. 




Fairhope Selected. Taken on the Property 
Zero weather in Ohio 



Fairhope 
by the sea 



It is surrounded on three sides by the Sapelo and White Chimne}' rivers, both navigable, 
salt-water streams that are in reality arms of the Sea extending some fifteen miles inland. 
These rivers carry water from twelve to seventeen feet deep at mean low tide, with a rise of 

seven feet at high tide. Tliev 
furnish the FAIRHOPE 
EvSTATE with fifteen miles 
of navigable water frontage, 
affording a system of water 
transportation unexcelled 
anywhere. Numerous high 
bluffs furnisli excellent op- 
portunities for wharfage fa- 
cilities. A splendid solid 
beach in broad view of the 
ocean — some ten miles dis- 
tant — affords opportunity for 
salt water bathing rarelv ex- 

The Head of Mallow Avenue. Entrance to the Famous 

Avenue of Oaks, Fairhope Celled. 




i'he devastation 
of war 



Sapelo River, clear and blue, winds between jetties 
of marsh-land, projecting first from one side then from 
the other of the mainland. Further inland, its banks are 
fringed with ever verdant pine, cedar and magnolia, the 
native pecan and many varieties of semi-tropic shrubs 
and vines. I5etween these borderlands of forests, it 
winds its way gracefully to the Sea. 

Opposite Fairhope Beach the Sapelo is about one- 
fourth of a mile wide and has a depth of seventeen feet 
at mean low tide. At the Junction of the Sapelo and 
White Chimnev Rivers, the water depth is thirty feet at 
mean low tide. 

The bluffs and the land back of them are well 
drained and are especially suited for residential purposes. 
The\' afford a splendid panoramic view of the river, 
harbor and ocean. 




Inspecting Fairhope 



FAIRHOPE IN EARLY DAYS 

.Some of the earliest and most popular settltmenls of our Country were located in South- 
east Georgia. Of these the old FAIRHOPE ESTATE was one of the first to be developed, 
but after ihe abolition of slavery the old estates that had been so prosperous were almost or en- 
tirelv abandoned. For lack of funds and sufficient help, and burdened with heavy debt, the old 
cotton fields were allowed to return once more to primitive forests. Pine, cedar, c}-press, hick- 
orv and manv other varieties of valuable timber now cover the cultivated fields of ante-bellum 
days, but toda^' the tiller of the soil is once more converting them into gardens and orchards. 

OUR COLONIZATION PLAN 

Being desirous of establishing homes in the South for ourselves and families we traveled 
through the greater part of several Southern States to find a suitable location. 




Off for a Fishing Tri 
Looking down tfie Sapelo fron 



In our wanderings it was 
(lur good fortune to run across 
FAIRHOPE, and after a thor- 
ough investigation of its possi- 
bilities we decided that this was 
by far the best place of all those 
we had seen. 

We, thereupon, purchased 
the whole tract with the expecta- 
tion of making homes for our- 
selves and a few friends. 

The tract being larger than 
was necessar)- to serve our purpose we have decided to locate on a part of it a strictly first- 
class Fall and \Vinter Resort, and also to sell a portion of it to desirable parties, — those who 
would make good neighbors and would establish permanent homes. 

It is a well known fact that several persons working toward the same end, bring 

more satisfactory results 
than can be expected 
from individual mider- 
takings. 

Bv the co-operative de- Benefits of 

co-operation 

velopment conteinplated 
in our plan, the interests 
of each individual will 
be kept separate and 
distinct, at the same 
time the rapid building 
up of a prosperous and 
harmonious community 
will be a benefit ti3 each 




A Group of Fairfione Guei-ts 



individual settler that no efforts of his own aloiie. could possibly achieve. 

AVishing to make this a high-class project, we desire sober, energetic and industrious 
settlers. We are selling these lands at prices far below their true value and upon terms that 
the man of small means can easily meet. 

This proposition is for people who de- 
sire a HO^IE ; a HOME that will support 
a family: a H( )]\rE in a climate that is 
healthful ; where the growing seasons are 
long; where the winters are short and mild; 
where markets are near at hand ; where ar- 
tesian wells are perpetually flowing ; where 
fuel is cheap and abundant ; where building 
material is plentiful and can be secured at 
small cost; a HOME where the soil will re- 
spond quickly to earnest and intelligent a oinnt Live Oak at Fai 




For people \ 
desire a hon 



efforts and will \iekl large returns upon the investnient made; a H01\[E where you can be 
assured vour ncicrhbors are in everv sense of the word worthy of the nanie. 



Flowinf? 

artesian 

wells 



Why not insure 
your crops? 



desire to 
irrigate 




Where Pure Artesian Water Flc 



IN THE GREAT ARTESIAN BELT 

Located in the center of the 
Artesian Uelt of the bouth At- 
lantic Coast. FAJRH( )PE enjoys 
one of the choicest favors of nature. 
Artesian wells are secured 
here at a depth of from 300 to 400 
feet. Numerous wells in this sec- 
tion have been flowing constantly 
for }'ears with no evidence of 
diminished ^-olume, proving- beyond 
qucsti(jn that an inexhaustible sup- 
])ly of excellent water is available. 
vs Perpetually The analysis of this water, 

made b}^ expert chemists, shows it to be unsurpassed for health and domestic purposes. 

()wing to the purity of the water people coming here affected with kidney or bladder 
trouble are greatly benefited and many are entirely cured. 

It is a point worthv of particular note that flowing wells may be installed at any point on 
the FATfxEK )1'E proiierty at small cost. 

The water pressure in this section is sufficient to force the flow from 2-5 to 30 feet above 
the surface of the ground at high water mark. 

The true value of these wells would l)e difficult to estimate. When completed they inctu' no 
expense. Thev work whenever desired without charge. 
With such \\ells a drought is not to be feared. 

( )ne of the serious detriments to profitable farming in any country lies in occasional crop 
failures. A renowned authority on agriculture says : — "( tn an average, farmers in most coun- 
tries make a maximum crop once in five years, and one minimum crop; the other crops range 
somewhere between these extremes." 

If a farmer could be sure of a full crop every year farming would be one of the most pro- 
fitable lines of business in the world. A man can handle the soil nnich as he pleases, but over 
the elements he has but little control. 

One of our Government's experts says : 
"There is nothing uncertain about the pro- 
ducing power of the land with a reliable 
water su])])l\ "U the one hand, and a 
splendid natural drainage on the other." 
These we have at FAIRHOPE. 

Another authority on agriculture says : 
"To those who desire to irrigate, it is safe 
to say that after taking everything into con- 
sideration, the ideal plan is to irrigate from 
flowing artesian wells." 

At FAIRHOPE the soil produces' view of a Slx-lnch Gushing Well 




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Irrigating with Artesi, 



practically every fruit 
or vegetable in the 
world, and every farmer 
may own his own irri- 
"■ation system. 



CLIMATE 

The climate in the 
FAIRHOPE region is 
invigorating. healthful 
and enjoyable during all 
seasons of the year. A 

splendid part of the life at FAIRHOPE is that one can live out of doors so much of the time. 
FAIRIiOPE is neither too far South nor too far North. 

The clear skies and refreshing sea breezes that make Southern California so attractive 
are enjoyed here. The Gulf Stream being in close proximit\- to the coast at this point is a 
potent factor in maintaining a uniform temperature throughout the year. The cool refresh- 
ing breezes which blow almost without intermission from the ocean temper the heat in sum- 
mer and make the air delightful. The nights are always cool. The winters are moderated bv 
the same influences which regulate the summer heat. 

Furthermore, the climate of the Georgia coast is such that crops mature at a time which 
places them first on the market in the spring and the last in the fall. 

Plowing and other outdoor work may be carried on at almost anv time of the year. 

Are you willing to endure the hardships of another Northern winter and its accompany- 
ing crop uncertainties, when }ou can come to FAIRHOPE, live comfortablv and do outdoor 
work the year round? 

The following official statement from the United States Weather Bureau, gives detailed 
information as to climatic conditions at Savannah, located fiftv miles to the northeast of 
FAIRHOPE. 

SEASONAL MEANS OF TE-AIPERATURE. 



December ... .52° 

Januarv 51° 

February 54° 

Mean 52° 



March 
April 
May . 



.59° 
.66° 

.74° 



June 79° 

July 82° 

August 81° 



September . . . .76° 

October 67° 

November .... 58° 



^lean 66° IMean 81° Mean 

JMean Se.-vsonal Temperature, 66.5° 



.67 



SEASONAL AVERAGE OF RAINFALL IN INCHES. 



December . . . .3.15 

Januarv 3.09 

Februarv .... .3.28 



^ larch 
April 
^lav . 



.67 
.28 
.76 



June 6.11 

July 5.82 

August 7.89 



September 


. .5.67 


October . . 


. .3.69 


November 


. .2.44 



Seasonal Average 9.52 



9.71 



19.82 



Mean Annual Prkcipit.\tion, 50.85 Inches. 



11.80 



View of the Sapelo from Fairhope 
Looking toward the Ocean, ten miles distant 



ounded by 
salt water 



How to drive 

:)usiness cares 

away 



HEALTH 

It is a noteworthy fact, that the Sapelo Sound — so long neglected for traffic purposes — 
has no fresh water rivers emptying into it. Fresh water streams as they approach the coast, 
are more or less sluggish in their movements. They carry with them large quantities of plant 
and animal matter in various stages of disintegrati(in and decomposition, thus becoming 
breeding places for typhoid fever and malaria. 

FAIRHOPE, at the head of the Sapelo Sound, beuig almost entirely surrounded b\- salt 
water rivers, excludes malaria as a source of danger to health, since salt water ftirnishes an 
uncongenial habitat for the malarial mosquito. Furthermore, the ebb and flow of the tide 
purifies the FAIRHOPE shores anew twice each day. Also the elevation and rolling nature 
of the land gives FAIRHOPE a natural drainage system unexcelled anywhere on the South 
Atlantic Coast. 

The man of affairs who has been living a strenuous life can find nothing better adapted to 
drive business cares away than a sojourn at FAIRHOPE. Here, he will find cool breezes 
fresh from the ocean, pure artesian water, salt water bathing, boating, yachting, sailing, fish- 
ing, hunting and automobiling. 

Here he will find fruit and vegetables fresh from orchard and garden, and sea-food fresh 
from the old ocean. Here he can find rest or recreation. Here he will find the beauties of 
land and water blended into scenes that never weary. 

\\''hen once at FAIRHOPE he will linger and wish to make a HO^IE where he can re- 
turn when the duties of the office become too arduous. 

Good health has an important bearing upon the financial success of the family, and it is 
not to be lightlv considered from any view-point. In oifering you an opportunity to come to 
FAIRHOPE to ac(|uire a farm and establish a ITOME, we believe we are offering you ideal 
conditions under which to live and prosper, that are unexcelled anywhere in the world. 

The acreage included in the FAIRHOPE ESTATE is limited, and wisdom suggests 
prompt action by those who may desire to share the luxuries of life that are to be found here. 

TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES 

Transportation facilities and close markets are two of the most important factors to the 
farmer, and in this respect FAIRHOPE is particularly favored. 

The Atlantic Coast Line Railway, the Seaboard Air Fine, the Central of Georgia, the 
Southern and the A. B. & A., — five of- the largest railroad s}-stems of the South, center at 
Savannah and lirunswick, — one fiftv miles to the north, the other fifty miles to the south of 
FAIRFIOPE. 



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The Georgia Coast & Piedmont Railroad touches the FAIRHOPE PROPERTY at Eu- 
lonia. — one-half mile distant — its nearest railroad station. This road connects with the Sea- 
board Air Line at Darien Jiniction, six miles' from Eulonia, and, with the Atlantic Coast Line 
Railwa_v, at Lndowici, twenty-four miles from Eulonia. All of the main trunk lines from the 
North, East or West entering the South, reach Savannah, supplying it with the best through 
trains. ■ 

FAIRHOPE is seven hours from Savannah and six hours from Brunswick, by water. 
The largest coastwise Steamship Lines touch both of these points. Large seagoing vessels, 
both steam and sail, can be seen from FAIRHOPE on their wa}- up and down the coast. 

Immense barges carrying hundreds of tons are towed daily along the Sapelo Coast, con- 
necting at Brunswick and Savannah with steamers crossing the Atlantic for foreign ports and 
the great consuming centers of Europe. From these two harbors, coastwise steamship lines 
touch the cities of the Atlantic Coast from Tampa, Florida, to Portland, Maine. 

The Merchants & Miners Transportation Company with nine vessels and the Ocean 
Steamship Company with nine vessels touch at .Savannah. These vessels carr)- both pas- 
sengers and freight and give three sailings weekly to New York, two to Boston, two to Phila- 
delphia, tliree to Baltimore, and three to Jacksonville. 

These splendid railroad and steamship facUities put FAIRH( )PE in direct communica- 
tion with all sections of our country as well as the chief foreign markets. 

Located as she is, — FAIRHOPE is in a position, at all times, to furnish competitive 
transportation .routes, thus preventing unreasonable or monopolistic freight rates. 

\\"ith such transportation facilities, FAIRHOPE is destined to become one of the most 
active centers in the South. 



Coastwise 
steamship 
lines 



THE INSIDE WATER ROUTE 



A continuous chain of islands and 
peninsulas extends along the Georgia 
Coast from Sapelo Sound northward to 
Savannah, and southward to Brunswick 
and Jacksonville. An "Inside Water- 
way" is thus formed both to the North 
and to the South from the Sapelo Plar- =»^--. 

bor, affording protection to vessels 
against high tidal waves or storms from 
the open Sea. This "Inside W'ater 
Route" is rapidly becoming an impor- 'f".'- 

tant factor in the commercial world, z^' ~ 

since it not only permits vessels to pass 
with perfect protection from storms, 
but it is much shorter than the "Open Sea Route. 




On tiie "Inside Water Route' 



SOUTHERN TRAFFIC 

The tremendous development now in progress throughout the South is furnishing a 
rapidly increasing traffic for Railroads and Steamship Lines now in operation. 

Already the South Atlantic Ports are contemplating a heavy increase in traffic due to the 
early opening of the Panama Canal. 



seekini^ 
liarbors 




Kettle used dt 



View on "Inside Water Route" 
ring the war to distil sea water to produce salt 



Even now, new steamship 
lines are preparing to handle the 
products to be carried to and 
from the Atlantic and Gnlf 
Coasts. 

These facts make it cer- 
tain that the day is near at hand 
when new lines of railroad will 
soon thread this section of great 
natural resources. 



Harbors not 
iiade to order 



THE NEED OF NEW HARBORS 

^^'ith the present rapid increase of Southern industries, existing harbors will soon be 
taxed to their full capacity. 

The volume of traffic that will flow from these new Southern fields to feed the hungry 
millions of the world, will soon demand new and larger harbors capable of accommodating- 
larger seagoing vessels. 

Land-locked harbors 

with an ample scope of 

deep water and an unob- 
Two of , , , 

the signers of structcd channel arc scarce. 

the ■•Declaration Commercial and in- 

1 Independence 

lived here clustrial enterprises, sooner 

during 

or later, concentrate their 
energies at points endowed 
with natural harbor facili- 
ties. Alert business men 
are usualh- quick to recog- 
nize and apiirojjriate such 
harbors for prospective, if 
not immediate, uses. 

The conditions in the past, however, that have retarded progress in the South, have also left 
one of the finest deep water harbors on the Lower Atlantic Coast undeveloped, — the SAPELO. 



Revolutionary 

times— 

Button Gwinnett 



Dr. Lyman Hall 




Site of Sunbury 
On the "Inside Water Route to Savannah" 
One of the most historic points in the South 



Entrance to Sapelo Harbo 



SAPELO HARBOR 

Perhaps the most valuable as- 
set possessed by FAIRHOPE is 
the possibility of developing her 
own harbor into an independent 
commercial center for Railroads 
and Steamship lines. 

The FAIRHOPE ESTATE, 
located as it is, at the head of 
the Sapelo Sound, with fifteen 
miles of navigable water front- 



age, furnishes the most logical solution of the problem of rentlering this splendid harbor avail- 
able for Railroad and Steamship traffic. 

.\lready several railroads of the South are looking to this harl^or for a terminus and 
maritime outlet. 

^THE WORLD'S MARKETS 

Georgia commands the West Indies. Central and South America with two hundred mil- 
lion consumers, a greater market than Europe and America combined. I^ikewise the growing 
trade of Mexico can be reached economical!)- from her ports. This vast market, practical!}' 
virgin tcrritor\', is clamoring for American goods and Georgia is capable of supplying the very 
things that are being demanded. 

No state will profit more h\ the Ijuilding of the Panama Canal than Georgia, for this A new city 

frontini? a new 

enormous enterprise will open the markets of the workl to American |jroducts : and, through harbor 
the mills and factories and over the railroads and waterways will pour forth the raw materials 
from farms, forests and mines, not onlv of Georgia but of the great and fruitful regions of our 
entire country. 

FAIRH(JPE. due to its favored location, — is the logical site for a New City fronting a 
New Harbor — the beautiful land-locked Sapelo Harbor. It is not difficult, therefore, to 
foresee a brilliant future for FAIRHOPE, blessed as it is with such unsurpassed natural 
advantages. 

HUNTING AND FISHING 

FAIRHOPE furnishes an ideal game preserve. 

Anyone taking pleasure in hunting can enjoy it here to his heart's content. Wild turkey, 
quail, snipe, plover, squirrel and duck arc plcniiful. 

A few deer are also seen in this section. During the Fall and ^^'inter months in the 
marshes along the shores of Fairhope and surrounding Sapelo Sound, the mallard, teal, can- 
vas-back' and red-head ducks are found in abimdance. 

SEA FOOD NATIVE TO THE SAPELO WATERS 

The following are the mi:ist common varieties; 



Drum, 


Croaker, 


Rock Fish, 


Prawn, 


Sea bass 


Whiting, 


Yellow Tails, 


Shrimp, 


Sheepshead, 


Sailors' Choice, 


Catfish, 


Oysters, 


Flounders, 


Spots, 


Diamond-back Terra- 


Crabs, 


Trout, 


Black Fish, 


pin. 


Turtle. 



OYSTER CULTURE 



Oyster Beds at Fairhope 
15 



Narrow strips of Marsh land are scattered along the course of the Sapelo and White 
Chimney Rivers as they wind their way around the FAIRHOPE ESTATE. These marshes 
furnish splendid natural oyster beds. Oyster culture can be made a very profitable industry 
here, extensive beds having already been planted. 

BOATING 

Xo finer location for 
a yacht club can be 
found anywhere. Pleas- 
ure craft of all varieties 
ply between the Resorts 
that abound along the 
lower Atlantic Coast. 

Sapelo Sound offers 
a safe rendezvous for 
these crafts, unmolested 
b}- the traffic of commer- 
cial lines that abound in 
other harliors. 




View of Sapelo River from Head of Mallow Avenue, Fairhope 



FAIRHOPE MORE THAN A SEASHORE RESORT 



A combination 

of pleasure 

and profit 



Georiria 

is expendintr 

three million 

dollars 

each year 

on roads 



People of refinement and culture when read}' for a vacation are often undecided as to 
where to go. The popular resorts with their promiscuous crowds fail to appeal to them. When 
they go to the seashore it is usually for a rest. It is here that in a few weeks, thev spend the 
savings of a year. 

Our plan will make FAIRHC)PE more than a seashore resort. It will be an aggrega- 
tion of homes by the sea where you can work and rest and enjoy both. W'here vou can spend 
your vacation and at the same time superintend the development and in time enjov the pro- 
ceeds of an orchard, a pecan grove, and a garden, thus combining pleasure and profit. You will 
be able to make _\nnr "little farm" add to your comforts and diminish your expenses. 

^Vitl^ your launch or motor Ijoat you can, if vou de- 
sire, make the trip through the "Inside Water Route" 
protected from the storms and rough waters of the Sea, 
to Savannah, fifty miles to the north, — or to Brunswick, 
fifty miles to the south. 

You can also take a spin over the splendid Savannah 
and Jacksonville Automobile Road, one of the oldest and 
best roads in the South, which passes along one side of 
the FAIRHOPE ESTATE. 





Near Fairhope 



View of the Savannah-Jacksonville Automobile Road between 
Savannah and Fairhope. One of the oldest roads in the South 



HoLDtNnn 



FAIRHOPE 



ANf) COMPANY 



^'^'^'^ lAIRHOPK COLONY AND FAIRHOPE TOWN SITE 



MclN I (JSH COUNTY, GA 



I of ihv very choicest 



l,.QCiitlon of roAcIn, 

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7. I,ocatlon of Kulonia, the ncarcal milroid station to Fairhopc and itspostofficv. 
Included In Falrhopo Colony ia subdivided aa follows: Blocks from One to Sixteen, in- 
wimty ncTt- tracts and fracllonnl trocta. Blocks from Seventeen toThirty-ntne, Inclusive. 

1 '"''''" ""J frnclional trncta, Blocks from Forty to Forty-throe. Inclusive, are incompletely 

subdivided. Thrsc blocks contain aome of the finest Iruckinif land to be found aoywhc • "^ ■.. ■ ' 

Hubdlvldod to suit purchaser!. The lower portions of these blocks arc unexcelled for 
culture. IJIock Forly-four la reserved for railway tc^minRl^ wharfngc and fnclory sites. 
FAIRHOPE TOWN SITF. is divided Into blocks, that are unnumbered in this ptat 
Thcao blocks are subdivided into lotsMxIM feet. Streets 60 feet wide. Mallow Avi 
iiuc, posslnft Ihroutfh the center of town slle is 100 feet wide. 
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WHAT FAIRHOPE WILL PRODUCE FOR FARMER AND GARDENER 



Not a one-crop 
country 



Ideal truck 

prardeningr 

section 




Bermuda Onions and Early Beans 
First crops on newly cleared land 



FA1RH( )V\i IS n()t a one- 
crop country. In the Georgia 
Coast country it is not un- 
usual to grow three crops 
(luring a year on the same 
land. 

There are so many differ- 
ent crops that can be raised, 
should a crop fail from any 
cause, a second crop may be 
planted and but little loss sus- 
tained in the use of the land. 
The harvest time of the 
truck and fruit growers in this section lasts [practically the entire year. Those who live in a 
countrv where there is but one harvest, and where a single failure means the loss of an entire 
vear. will a|3preciate the advantage of the Southland for farming and gardening. 

This land is adapted to the growing of nearly every crop produced in the North, and 
there is no better cotton growing" district in the South than in and around F.AIRHi )PE. 

It is no unusual thing to raise a bale 
or more of Sea Island Cotton to the acre. 
The winter season is the busy season 
in the Southland. The farmers and gard- 
eners at FAIRHOPE prepare their soil for 
spring crops during the Fall and Winter, 
when most of the country North and East 
is locked in the embrace of snow and ice, 
and the early crops are out of the way in 
time to plant a second crop before Spring 
work usually begins in the North. Sugar Cane 

While the northern farmer is figuring how long the winter will last, and what it will cost 
to carry his stock through the spring time, Georgia truck gardeners are growing two 
winter crops which bring the highest market prices of the year. Being so near the Gulf 
Stream the early crops at FAIRHC)PE are seldom affected by frost. 





Early Spring Cabbage 
18 



FAIRHOPE FROM THE STOCK-RAISER'S STANDPOINT 




A Paradise for Stock Raising 



Prof. C. I. Smith, Direc- 
tor of the ]\Iichigaii Experi- 
ment Station, writes : "If I 
were young, I would go to 
Georgia and engage in stock 
raising. I know of no part 
of the United States so prom- 
ising for this purpose." 

Few places in our Coun- 
try can produce so many di- 
versiired crops as at FAIRHOPE. Here corn can be produced forty to one hundred bushels per 
acre. Oats, forty to one hundred bushels per acre. Peanuts have a greater feeding value than 
corn and make a yield of from one hundred to three hundred bushels per acre. 

With the great variety of grain and forage crops, all produced at the feeder's door ; with 
mild pleasant winters and green pastures the year round ; — with pure artesian water conveyed 
to the pastures, thus insuring against disease which so frequently prevails in sections where 
stock have access only to impure or stagnant water of poorly drained districts, it is clearly ap- 
parent that this section is one of the most ideal for stock raising in our country. 

The millions of dollars that are now sent trom Georgia to Western States which help to 
foster their live stock industr}- will be kept at home when the excellent stock raising possi- 
bilities of this section become better known. 

In a recent address Hon. Hoke Smith, Governor of Georgia, declared that Georgians were 
now sending millions of dollars to other states for the purchase of products which by a proper 
cn.ltivation of their own soil could be raised at home at less cost than they c<_iuld be grown 
abroad. He also called the attention of the farmers of the state to the advantages that could 
be obtained from diversified farming. He urged upon them the folly of devoting their whole 
attention to the production of one crop, — cotton. By so doing they were staking the results 
of their entire season's work upon a good cotton crop, while if they cultivated a variety of 
crops it would seldom happen that there would be an entire failure of all. That the rotation, 
of crops does not tend to e-xhaust the soil as does the cultivation of the same crop in the same 
field of land year after year. 

L'nder the old regime many of those raising stock in this country in the past, have been 
satisfied to let their cattle, horses, sheep and hogs graze upon the free range of the piny 
woods, and high marshes. Neither have thev made anv attempt to introduce the better grades 
of stock. 

Such farmers are still to 
be found in some sections of 
the South, — but the agricul- 
turist of the new school is 
rapidly encroaching upon 
them, making a greater profit 
by availing himself of the 
natural advantages offered 
and putting them to better 

l^ise. A Grazing Scene at Fairhope 




Hon. Hoke 
Smith's views 



Old methods 
and new 



FAIRHOPE FROM THE FRUIT-GROWER'S STANDPOINT 



The land of 
the pecan 




A Sample of Fairhope Pears 



The climate and soil at FAIRHOPE favor 
the production of fruits or the finest form, 
flavor and color. The certainty of crops, the 
earliness of ripening and tlie nearness of the 
markets are essentials that are rapidly making 
this section a competitor of California. 

Nothing increases the value of land so 
much as the planting of fruit or nut trees. 
Orchards usually sell for four or five times as 
much as the same land cultivated in field or 
garden crops. 

Fruit and pecan culture today are distinc- 
tive industries, and are steadily growing. No 
business is more certain. No business will 
yield greater returns on the investment, when 
the soil, moisture and climatic conditions are favorable. The element of risk is reduced to the 
minimum. There is no safer business investment. 

It is nearh' impossible to buy an orchard or pecan grove after the trees are over three 
years old, and this is plausible, for if the owner is situated so that he can keep his holding 
until it comes into full bearing, he knmys that he will be independent. 

There is a great future for the fruit and nut industry along the Georgia Coast. Business 
and professional men by the score are putting aside their business and professions and are en- 
gaging in these industries. 

Here, the longing in every heart to get close to nature is gratitied and the monetary com- 
pensation excels that of the professions. 

Professor John Craig, horticulturist of New York, at the head of the department of horti- 
culture in Cornell Universitv and Secretary of the American Pomological Society, takes a 
highly optimistic view of the future of pecan culture in this section of the country. Prof. Craig 
says : 

"It conies to me from observation and contact with men interested in land enterprises that 
interest in pecan culture is rapidly spreading. As a 
basic natural industry it is bound to enjoy large popu- 
larity. I do not close m}- eyes to the extreme probabil- 
it}' tliat there v.ill be occasional disappointments, born 
of misconception and perhaps of misinformation. These 
are incident to the development of all kinds of enter- 
prises, more particularly, however, to those which 
have soil and climate coupled with management as the 
controlling factor. In the case of the pecan, I believe 
that the industry, properly managed, is as sound for 
the intelligent grower, as it is for the honest pro- 
motor." — Savannah Morning Nnvs, Dec. 20, 1910. 

It is conceded that the pecan is the finest nut 
grown. The Paper-shell variety in particular is con- 
sidered by dealers, confectioners and all who have Fairhope Pears 





A Few of the Fairhope Pecan Trees 



studied the question to have a 
greater future than an\' other nut. 

THE SEEDLING PECAN is 
the variet}' usually found in the 
Northern markets. It is small in 
size, possesses a thick shell, a meat 
that is brittle, a lining that is bitter, 
and is hard to crack. 

THE PAPER-SHELL VA- 
RIETY is the most perfect pecan 
yet produced. Experts in Pecan 
Culture for years have been de- 
veloping the pecan to a more per- 
fect state. Their success has been marvelous. It is large in size ; is readily crushed by press- 
ing two together in the hand : possesses a large delicious meat that is easilv removed from the 
shell without breaking into fragments. The richness of the meat : its delicious flavor and ease 
of extraction make it the finest and highest priced nut in the market. This variety can be 
grown profitabl)- only in a certain narrow belt along the lower Atlantic and Gulf coasts. 

Today the i^aper-shell Pecan is as superior to the ordinary Seedling as the beautiful Red 
Apple is superior to the wild Crab Apple, or the delicious Elberta peach is superior to the 
small weight seedling peach, or the l)eautiful ch.err}- is superior to the wild cherry that finds a 
lodging in untilled lands of our Northern States. 

Mr. Herbert C. White, of DeWitt, Ga., one of the leading experts in pecan culture in 
the L^nited vStates, says : 

"In my opinion, a good budded or grafted tree will increase in value from $5.00 to $10.00 
per tree per year, especially when not planted too closely." 

Mr. White's estimate of the value of a pecan grove, based upon 20 trees to the acre, and 
the trees valued at $.").()0 each, makes the grove worth $100 per acre at the end of the first 
year, with an increase in valuation of $100 per acre fcir each succeeding year, until the tree 
reaches maturity, making the grove worth $1,000 per acre at the end of the tenth year. 

A careful investigation of the subject will convince anyone that this estimate is conserva- 



The future 
of the peca 



Value of 
pecan t^roves 




Some of our Select Varieties of Paper-shell Pecans. Natural Size 
Reproduced from Bulletin of U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 



Do you want 
a pecan (jrove? 



tive. As proof of this statement it will be found impossible to purchase a five-year old pecan 
grove at prices based upon these values. 

We have been unable to locate a Pecan Grove anywhere five years old, standard planted 
and properly cared for. that can be bought for $1,000 per acre. 

The first impression to one not familiar with pecan culture is that $1,000 per acre is an 
extravagant price. 

Let us investigate the facts : — The best grades of Paper-shell Pecans sell readilv for 
$1.00 per pound. Fifty cents per pound in the orchards is considered a very low price. To 
be doubly conservative, we have in the following table cut these prices in half, or 25 cents per 
pound. 

Pecans selling at wholesale for 25 cents per pound will require only 10 pounds per tree 
to bring an annual return of $5.00 from each tree or $100.00 per acre. When this is done, 
3^our grove will be worth $1,000.00 per acre. 

The following TABLE will show the facts as to the producing power of PECAN 
ORCHARDS : 

PROFITS FROM A PECAN GROVE 



After planting 


Pounds 


Income 


Income 


Income 


Annual dividend on 


trees 


per tree 


per tree 


per acre 


per 5 acres 


$1250-Price-B acres 


6th year 


5 


$ 1.25 


$ 25.00 


$ 125.00 


10 per cent. 


7th " 


10 


2.50 


50.00 


250 00 


20 " " 


8th " 


15 


3.75 


75.00 


375.00 


30 " " 


9th " 


20 


5.00 


100.00 


500.00 


40 " " 


10th " 


25 


6.25 


125.00 


625.00 


50 " " 


11th " 


35 


8.75 


175.00 


875.00 


70 " " 


12th " 


45 


11.25 


225.00 


1125.00 


90 '• " 


13th " 


55 


13.75 


275.00 


1375.00 


110 " " 


14th " 


65 


16.25 


325.00 


1625.00 


130 " " 


15th " 


80 


20.00 


400.00 


2000.00 


160 " ■' 



\\'e wish it distinctly noted that the foregoing estimate of the Profits from a Pecan Grove 
is about oiic-half as much as is claimed by most concerns interested in Pecan culture. Not 
only do we base our estimate on a much smaller production, but also on a very much lower 
selling price. 

THIS IS OUR PLAN 

We are making a special feature of developing five-acre pecan and fruit orchards, for 
non-resident investors, who may desire to spend their winters or vacations at FAIRHOPE. 

This plan will give such purchasers good, safe investments and will enable them to enjoy 
their vacations where their money is invested. 

We have set aside the most suitable portion of our acreage for Pecan and Fruit culture, 
and have sub-divided same into five-acre tracts, each tract fronting on a public highway. 

OUR GUARANTEE 

For those who wish us to develop orchards for them we guarantee the purchaser to clear 
the land, prepare the same for the trees, select the very best grade of the finest varieties of 
pecan trees, plant and care for them for a period of five years. At the end of the fifth year, we 
will turn the orchard over to the purchaser, with a guarantee of twenty five-year old pecan 
trees to the acre. 



Also, at the end of five years, if the purchaser so desires, the Company will continue to 
care for the orchard, gather and market the crops, charging the purchaser a commission of 35 
per cent, on his net profits for said services. 

All of this work will be done under the personal supervision of an experienced Horticul- 
turist who is familiar with conditions in this section. 

This means that he will be in a position to give you the very best that can be supplied in 
this branch of horticulture. 

We graft and l^ud our own trees, which enables us to be aljsoluteh' certain of our varieties. 



OUR ORCHARD PLAN FOR ACTUAL SETTLERS 

Many persons can find time to develop these orchards for themselves. This can be done 
at a comparatively low expense and in a very satisfactory manner. 

We propose to sell you five or more acres of our land at the almost nominal price of Fifty 
Dollars per acre and payable upon such terms as are within the reach of everyone. Anv indus- 
trious man of ordinary intelligence can make, right from the start, a good comfortable living 
on from ten to twenty acres of this land. He can from time to time set out his pecan or fruit 
trees and while they are growing to maturity he can still raise upon the land where the\- are 
growing, and in fact ought to raise crops which will produce a goofl living for himself and 
family. 

We have a thoroughly competent Superintendent in charge of our development work. 
Under his directions we now have a force of men and teams at work putting this propert)^ in 
shape. His services will be given free to settlers culti\-ating and improving their own land 
and who need helpful suggestions as to the planting, cultivating and the choosing of crops 
best adapted to the soil and season, and in gathering and marketing same. 

PEACH CULTURE IN GEORGIA 

Georgia is far-famed throughout the world as a land of fruit. It is the home of the de- 
licious Elberta peach. 

Onl}- within the past few years did it become known that Georgia soil, climate and other 
conditions favored commercial peach culture. The industr\ has expanded tn such a degree 
that it is questionable if any other section can exceed it. Fort\- years ago, the pioneer peach 
grower developed an orchard of forty acres, — 
the only commercial peach orchard in the state. 
Today — "Xinteen million of peach trees yield- 
ing an annual crop of 3,000,000 to 7,000,000 
bushels and with an aggregate value of from 
$3,000,000 to $5,000,000, easily place Georgia 
in the lead in the peach industry of the world. 
No wonder the Peach is Queen of the Georgia 
farm, as Cotton is Iving." — A'atioiial Maga- 
zine. 

FIG CULTURE 

FIGS command fancy prices at all times 
and the demand always exceeds the supply. 

Fig trees do well here and the yield is prolific, Fairhope Peaches Ready to Ship 





the flavor excellent. They are a sure 
crop and begin bearing the second season 
after planting. Unfortunately, they have 
not been cultivated in this section to any 
great extent. Here is an excellent op- 
portunity. 

GRAPE CULTURE 

The soil and climatic conditions at 
F-AIRHOPE are quite similar to those 
in Italy where vineyards have been de- 
veloped to the highest point attained in 
the world. The quality of grapes grown 
here is excellent. They mature earlier 
than in sections further North. 

Consider, furthermore, that we are 
2,000 miles nearer to the central markets and 3.0()0 miles nearer the eastern markets, than the 
California vineyards and orchards and you will concede that FAIRHOPE ofifers wonderful 
possibilities in the fruit line. When these facts become known more generally, the country 
around FAIRHOPE will rapidly develop into a great fruit growing region. 

ADVANTAGES OF A COMBINATION ORCHARD 

Peaches, figs and grapes begin to bear the second year after planting. By planting these 
between the pecan trees they can be made to yield profitable returns during the non-producing 
period of the pecan trees, without in any way interfering with their growth. (Jrchards are thus 
inade profitable almost from the beginning. 

J. P). Wight, of Cairo, Georgia, Ex-President, National Xut Growers Association, savs : 

"You may work for a wdiile to pay for your land, but your land will never cease working 
for you if you plant it in Paper-shell I'ecans." 

A A'isit to FAIRHOPE will enable you to get a better idea of what this section reallv is 
and what it produces than you could obtain from a year of reading. 



Fairhope Peaches Ready to Gathe 




The Native Scuppernong Grape 

25 



OUR PRICES AND TERMS 

OUR FARMS (Jl'R I'ECAX GRO\"ES 
Twent}- acre farms at $50 per acre. . . .$1,000 Five-acre groves, consisting of 100 Paper- 
Ten acre farms at $50 per acre 500 shell Pecan trees, or ",'0 trees on each acre. 

Five acre farms, at $50 per acre 250 Price, $250.00 per acre $1,250.00 

OUR COMBINATION ORCHARDS. 

Combination No. 1. Comiiination No. 1. 

Pecan and fig Groves* Pecans, Figs and Grapes. 

Df Three Hun- Five-acre groves, consisting of One Hun- 



Five-acre groves, eonsisting 
clred trees : — One Hundred Pecans, Two 
Hundred Fig trees, — or Twenty Pecans and 
Forty Fig trees on each acre. 
Price, $350 per acre $1,T5().(M) 

Co.MBI NATION Xo. 2. 

Pecan and Fig Gro^'cs. 
Five-acre groves, consisting of Six Hun- 
dred trees : — Twenty Pecans and One Hun- 
dred Fig trees on each acre. 
Price, $500 per acre $2,500.00 

COMBIXATIOX Xo. 3. 

Pecans, Figs and Peaches. 
Five-acre groves, consisting of Five Hun- 
dred trees : — One Hundred Pecans and Two 
Hundred Figs and Two Hundred Peach trees, 
or Twenty Pecans, Forty Figs and Forty 
Peach trees on each acre. 
Price, $500 per acre $2,500.00 



dred Pecans, Two Hundred Figs and Two 

Hundred Grape \'ines, or Twenty Pecans, 

Forty Figs and Fort^' Grape Vines on each 

acre. 

Price, $500 per acre $2,500.00 

Combination No. 5. 
Pecans, Figs, Grapes and Peaches. 
Five-acre groves, consisting of One Hun- 
dred Pecans, Two Hundred Figs, One Hun- 
dred Peach, and One Hundred Grape Vines, 
or Twenty Pecans, Forty Figs, Twenty 
Peaches, and Twenty Grape A'ines on each 
acre. 
Price, $500 per acre $2,500.00 

Combin.ation No. 6. 
Orchard and Tnicl^ Farm. 
Five acres of undeveloped land for Truck- 
ing Purposes, may be secured in connection 
with any of the foregoing Five-acre Orchard 
Combinations. — giving the ]:)urchaser a ten- 
acre tract in one bodv by paying at the rate of 
$50.00 per acre for the additional tract. 




Savannah's "Lawyers' Club" 
On the "Inside Water Route" to Savar 



FAIRHOPE TOWN LOTS 

It has been already intimated in these pages, that our purpose is not only to nial<e FAIR- 
HOPE a high-class agricultural, fruit and nut growing project, but that we also purpose, ow- 
ing to the advantages of location, to develop a town or city on the banks of the Sapelo. 

Wc have selected for the site of this TOWN and WINTER RESORT, one of the most 
beautiful spots in the entire tract. It is located on a bluff overlooking a magnificent bend in 
the river, as it enters the harbor. 

Town lots at FAIRHOPE will furnish a most desirable place to build a winter home, 
where one can enjoy all the advantages of land and sea: delightful balmy weather; beautiful 
shade of magnificent live oaks, magnolia, holly and other semi-tropical trees ; and flowing ar- 
tesian water at your door. 

These winter homes can be rented to desirable Georgia people during the summer months, 
where thev delight to go to get the ocean breeze and enjoy boating, bathing and fishing in 
the salt sea water. 

The tract set apart for this purpose has been platted into town lots, having a frontage of 
50 feet and a depth of 150 feet, with 60 foot streets. 

We propose to sell these lots at the following prices: 

Prices of Fatrhope Town Lots: Corner Lots, ^1^200: Inside Lots, $150. 

TERMS AND SAFEGUARDS FOR INVESTORS 

(1) Cash at time of purchase, ".'0 per cent, of the total cost of property ])urchased. 

(2) Balance to be paid in five years in eijual quarterly payments without interest. 

(3) No taxes due on orchards or pecan groves until end of third vear. No taxes on 
tarms or town lots until paid for. 

(4) If the purchaser pays all cash within thirt\- (liO) days of the date of purchase, a 
discount of 15 per cent, will lie allowed on the entire ptirchase price. 

( 5) If the ])urchaser buys on the deferred payment plan, the deed to his propert\' will be 
made and placed in escrow pending completion of payments. 

(6) All payments can be made on "or before" maturity, at the option of the buyer. 

(7) When one-half of the purchase price has been paid the Compan}- on the contract 
(for an orchard), if the purchaser so desires, a deed will be delivered to him, and a mortgage 
taken without interest for the balance of purchase price. 

(8) INSURANCE FEATL'RES. 

(a) In case of sickness: — In case of severe illness of anv purchaser, making it impossi- 
ble for said purchaser to meet his quarterly payments, our Company will make a liberal exten- 
sion of time on said deferred payments. 

(b) In case of death: — In case of death of the purchaser of any property oft'ered by our 
Company, after one-half of the purchase price has been paid, and he is not then in default on 
any of his payments, all deferred payments unpaid at the time of the death of said ptirchaser 
will be cancelled by our Company and a warranty deed issued to his heirs or to whomsoever 
he shall designate in his will. 

(9) NO CHANCE TO LOSE. 

If any one, entering into a contract for the purchase and planting of at least five acres of 
our land in Pecan and other trees, and having made all his payments, is at the end of five 
years dissatisfied with his bargain, the Company will repinxhase the land from him, repaying 
him all he has paid with 5 per cent, interest, the same to be paid in like installments as his 
original payments were made to the Company. 

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GREATER PROFITS FROM THE SOIL 



Smaller farms 

and intensive 

methods brinu 

g'reater profits 

with less 

capital and 

less labor 



What 

Fairhope 

offers 



Winter farms 
in the South 



Summer farms 
in the North 



The business world today offers no better field for the intelligent application of brain 
and muscle than in high-class agricultural and horticultural pursuits. Agriculture, like all 
other sciences has made rapid progress during recent years. Experimental work with crops and 
the study of the soil have revealed to the farmer many new possibilities. There is at work in 
the South today, an advanced agriculture which is fast developing its enormous resources. 
Properly directed endeavor has enabled farmers to make as much from five acres of well- 
selected truck land along the South Atlantic Coast as can be made from KiO acres in the less 
favored sections of the North. 

FAIRHOPE offers as attractive a site for farming, gardening, fruit growing or stock 
raising as can be found anywhere in the world. 

He is a poor fanner who cannot find a crop which he can produce successfully and make 
it pay. The up-to-date farmer should have something to sell every month of the 3'ear. The 
industrious gardener can supply his own table and sell in the market vegetables and fruit and 
other products almost every day in the year. 

Whether he tills the soil, raises stock, runs a dairy nv grows fruit, nature stands ready 
with a mild, healthful climate, plenty of good timber, a bountiful supply of wholesome water 
to insure his success and prosperity. You can come to Southeast Georgia and buy these cheap 
lands and pay for them in a few }ears of your own labor, if you will both work and think at 
the same time. 

At FAIRHOPE your land will work for you twelve months out of the year. You can get 
\(.)ur crops into market in winter and earh' spring, when there is but little competition and 
when prices are high. Many northern farmers, realizing these facts, are adopting the plan of 
owning WINTER 'farms' IX TPIE SOUTH and SUMMER FARMS IN THE NORTH. 

This is thoroughly practicable, as Northern crops are harvested before it is time to plant 
Fall crops in the South. 

If farmers from the Northern. Eastern and Western States who have lands worth from 
$150 to $.3.50 per acre would sell their high-priced farms and come to Southeast Georgia, they 
could soon own full}- as good or better homes in a much lietter climate at a cost of one-half the 
value of their present holdings. 




Timber Scene at Fs 



A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE 

A casual studv of the resources and opportunities that have been reported in this Booklet 
will make it apparent why "THE STAR OF EMPIRE IS NOW MOVING SOUTH- 
AVARD." 

A careful investigation will convince }0u that opportunities for a high-class development, 
excelled no where in the world, are open in the Southland today. 

In addition to what we have already claimed for the Southland, we can also, state that 
there is no section of our country that furnishes as fine an opening for a system of electric rail- 



ways as this section of Georgia. The country is comparatively level, requiring hut little grad- 
ing for the roadhed, timber is also plentiful making it possible to secure railroad ties near at 
hand and at small cost. 

Electric Lines are powerful developing factors. \'\liere they go people will go ; and where 
people settle and establish industries capital quickly follows ready to establish factories to 
utilize raw materials produced on the land. 

\Vhen the 500,000 horse power of available water power in Georgia is harnessed. Electric 
Railways will form a network over this State similar to those that have spread over the North- 
ern and Central States. These Electric Lines will connect the colonies that are being estab- 
lished in Georgia by the score. The produce raised on these fertile lands will then be quickly 
and cheaply transported to factories operated b)- electric power where the raw material will be 
converted into finished products. And these finished products will find an avenue over the 
same Electric Lines to the markets of the v\'orld, through the splendid harbors that have been 
awaiting the days of the Reclamation and Awakening of the NEW SOUTH. 

To acquire a frontage on any of the established harbors with cities already built about 
them, would cost millions of dollars. The interests already established about such harbors 
form obstacles that are insurmountable. The splendid FAIRHOPE ESTATE supplied with 
fifteen miles of navigable water frontage and numerous high bluffs affording excellent wharf- 
age and factory sites as well as a fine view of river, harbor and ocean, — represents a combina- 
tion of natural advantages that millions could not purchase at any of the harbi:>rs that are now 
established. 

We have reserved at FA1RH(_)PE over onj thousand acres for railroad terminals, wharf- 
age and factor}- sites, and we stand ready to extend a liberal co-operation in granting rights of 
way, terminal and factory sites to those who are ready to join us in developing this richly 
endowed section. 

DON'T WAIT until all of the possibilities of FAIRH( )PE have been developed before We are pianninc- 
you locate your Southern Home. "He who waits until tomorrow always misses the best in 
life." We are planning and building for the future and we wdsh you to join us. 

ACT TODA^^, and derive the benefit of the choice of locations and the increase in values 
that are sure to follow. 

THE TIME TO ACT 

"NOW" is the time to make up your mind to secure a home in the Southland. If }'0U Don't: 
wait much longer you will not be able to get an acre of good tillable land in the South, — at 
present low rates. 

L'nless you see independence and competency ahead of you where you are. you owe it to 
yourself and those dependent upon you to try a new field, with more abundant opportunities. 

From actual dliservation we believe that there is no section where a man can go with his why wait until 
family, with a small capital, and as soon become self-supporting and independent as on the 
East coast of Georgia. 

Here a comfortable home can be erected at small cost. Lumber and other building ma- 
terials are cheap. There is at present on our pioperty more than twent\- million feet of good 
standing timber available for building purposes The industrious settler can soon have a home 
of his own surrounded with the comforts of life. A few hundred dollars will go further when 
judiciousl)' exjx-nded here than in the cold and. freezing North. 

The attention of a nation of homeseekers is now directed Southward. W^age earners of 
the North, — tired of low salaries, uncertain positions, high living, and severe winters are look- 
ing to the South for better opportunities. Hundreds of farmers of the North are turning their 
eyes Southward and are investing in Georgia lands, and developing pecan groves and orchards 
that will, within a few years, be working for them. They are beginning to realize that it is 
better to live in a climate that is ideal the vear round and be their own masters than to con- 



to provide for 
' futtire? 



We invite you 
to join us 



In the great 
industrial 
awakening 
of Georgia 




Fishing by Moonlight on the Sapelo 



tiniie under present conditions with 
nothing saved at the end of the year to 
provide for sickness or old age. 

Far-sighted business men are investi- 
gating the opportunities of the South. 
They reaUze that fertile lands, flowing 
artesian wells, water and rail transporta- 
tion, splendid natural harbors, unlimited 
water power and an ideal climate will 
not remain unused much longer. 

The mere fact that these opportunities 
have been unknown to the world is the 
only reason that they have been allowed 
to remain so long in a latent state. 
Thousands of liomeseekers and millions of idle nKjney are slowly but surely moving South- 
ward. Before the completion of the great Panama Canal, — a NEW SOUTH will be a reality, 
and the opportunities of today will have been appropriated by those who were able to read the 
signs of the times. 

YOUR OPPORTUNITY 

We were among the first to recognize the possibilities of this long neglected section. We 
are giving you an opportunity at FAIRHOPE to join in the very beginning of the great 
industrial awakening of GEORGIA. We are making it easy for you to own a tract of land 
and to make a home for yourself. We are making it possible for you to establish a home in 
wliat will soon be the Garden Spot of the South, while prices are still low and the best of 
opportunities are open from which you may choose. 

If }ou want a home at FAIRHOPE there is nothing to be gained by waiting. 

Write todav for our APPLICATION BLANK and CONTRACT. 



HOW TO MAKE YOUR CHOICE 

We advise persons, before casting their lot at FAIRHOPE, tu come and make a thorough 
investigation of the country, the climate, the soil, and its products. Many persons, however, 
are at a great distance and cannot find time to examine immediately, without considerable in- 
convenience. 




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Proposed Hotel or Club House for Fairhope 

Among the first improvements at Fairhope will be an up-to-date Hotel or Club House, equipped with 
modern conveniences to meet the requirements of those wishing to enjoy a visit to this attractive section. 
Special attention will be given to the entertainment of Conventions, Excursion Parties, and Automobile 
Tourists. 



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OUR GUARANTEE 

W'e, therefore, recommend that you file your APPLICATION with us for ten or twenty, 
or as many acres as you may desire, LEAVING THE SELECTION TO L'S, with the dis- 
tinct giuiraiilcc that you arc allozvcd sixty days from flic date of your A f plication to iiisf^cct 
the property, and if upon examination, you find our lands other than as represented by us. or 
if you are r.ot satisfied with the assignment made you, we will in accordance with the terms of 
our Contract, refund every dollar paid to us by you, — or your allotment will be transferred to 
any other available tract you may consider better suited to your requirements. 

All investors and settlers at FAIRHOPE will be treated alike. All applications will be 
filed in the order in which they are received at our office. 

You have EVERYTHING TO GAIN AND NOTHING TO LOSE by joniing us in 
our first allotment of farms and lots at F.\IRHOPE. 

TITLE TO THE PROPERTY 

The lands known as the FAIRHOPE PLANTATION were acquired by grant irom 
King George II, of England, in the year 1751. These lands have been held practically intact 
to the present day. The FAIRHOPE LAND COiMPANY has acquired and now holds in fee 
simple, the entire FAIRHr)PE property. 

An abstract of title to this property was prepared by Charles Al. Tyson, of Darien. 
Georgia, and the same was examined by both Wm. L. Gignilliat, one of the leading lawyers 
of Savannah, Ga., and by our own attorney, W. E. Young, of Akron, (Jhio. They each pro- 
nounced our title to be absolutely good. 

The FAIRHOPE LAND COMPANY guarantees a good title to all land purchased. 

THE MANAGEMENT 

Good management is indispensable to success in any enterprise. The management of the 
afl:'airs of the FAIRHOPE LAND COMPANY has been placed in the hands of careful, ex- 
perienced and energetic business men. supervised by a Board of Directors made up of practical 
men successful in business affairs. 

PERSONNEL OF OUR DIRECTORATE 

M. S. Long, Pres. and Gen. Algr. The Long & Taylor Company and The Flatiron Build- 
ing Company, of Akron, Ohio. 

W. E. Young, Ex-Mayor of Akron, Ohio. Of Allen, Waters, Young & Andress, at- 
torneys, of Akron, Ohio. 

lohn \\\ ]\ tiller. Supt. The Star Drilling Machine Company, and \'ice President Portage 
Rubber Company, of Akron, Ohio. 

Dr. A. M. Holmes, Pres. Southern Farm Homes Assn., Ex-Vice President American 
Academy of Medicine, of Savannah, Georgia. 

John F. Joseph, Factory Manager The B. F. Goodrich Company, of Akron, Ohio. 

OFFICERS 

President-Treasm'cr. M. S. Long, .\kron. O. Secretary-Business iMgr.. A. M. Holmes, 

Savannah, Ga. 
Vice President, J. W. Miller, Akron, O. Attorney. W. E. Young, Akron, Ohio. 

REFERENCES 

W'e court the closest investigation of the claims made in this Booklet, and of our Com- 
pan\ and its methods, and take pleasure in referring by ]:)crmission to the following well 
d-cnown btisiness men of Akron, Ohio, as to the trustworthiness and financial standing of our 
Company. 

C. I. Bruner, 1st \'ice President First-Second National Bank, .\kron, Ohio. 

E. R. Held, Treasurer Central Savings & Trust Company, Akron, Ohio. 

I. E. Myers, Cashier Peoples Savings Bank. Akron, Ohio. 



OCT 4 19H 



HOW TO REACH FAIRHOPE 

It is impossible, in this BOOKLET, to do justice to the advantages and opportunities at 
FAIRHOPE, for profitable investment in land, homes, manufacturing-, business enterprises, 
fruit and pecan culture, garden or general agriculture. 

If our BOOKLET has created a desire for further information concerning FAIRHOPE, 
we shall take pleasure in having you accompany us on one of our 

SEMI-MONTHLY EXCURSIONS 

A visit to FAIRHOPE will convince y(.)U of what Nature offers to the person who wishes 
to make a home for himself, or who wishes to make a safe and profitable investment. 

We can secure TRANSPORTATION' for you AT ESPECIALLY LOW RATES. You 
can choose between an all-rail transportation to Savannah ; or railroad transportation to Boston, 
New York, Philadelphia or lialtimore, and the remainder of the trip to Savannah b_\- one of 
the splendid steamers of the ^lerchants & Miners Transportation Company. 

Recognizing the splendid possibilities of FAIRHOPE and the Sapelo Harbor project, the 
Merchants & Aliners Transportation Company has made very liberal excursion rates for 
parties wishing to visit this section. The splendidly equipped steamers on this line enable 
persons visiting the South to reach FAIRHOPE under most favorable traveling conditions. 

FAIRHOPE can be reached from Savannah by the following' routes : 

(1) Over the Seaboard Air Line to Darien Junction and thence b}' the Georgia Coast 
and Piedmont Railway to Eulonia, — our Railroad station. 

(2) Over the Seaboard Air Line to Riceboro and thence to Fairhope by automobile. 

( 3 ) By Automobile over the Savannah and Jacksonville Automobile Road. 

(4) By Motor-boat over the "Inside Water Route." 

For further information concerning the rates of fare, routes and stop-over privileges, 



address 



FAIRHOPE LAND COMPANY 

Incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia 

EXECUTTA'E OFFICE SOUTHERN OFFICE 

Flatiron Building, .Vkron, ( )hi(). National Bank Building, Savannah, Georgia. 

Address all conmumications to the Southern office. 

Send all remittances to the Executive office. 





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